There's a paragraph near the end about a proposal to give alternative fixtures for England and France during the 6 nations. Not entirely sure what that means, and never heard the proposal. Anyone know?

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There's a paragraph near the end about a proposal to give alternative fixtures for England and France during the 6 nations. Not entirely sure what that means, and never heard the proposal. Anyone know?

That was the idea that was floated recently that England & France wouldn't play the first w/e of the 6N. Instead, they would play on the first "rest" week between rounds 2 & 3. You can read a bit more about it here...

Someone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

Genuinely though I'd have thought more of the injury issues come about due to the conditioning of some of the big boys these days. When you've got forwards the size that they are, and the speed that they are, these injuries are really not surprising.

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

I believe Tigers have the narrowest pitch in the league.

Tigers have the shortest pitch. That's why they didn't get to host any of the 2015 world cup matches. In fact the laws were sharpened ahead of the last world cup to make sure that a pitch so short couldn't (again) be used for world cup matches. Tigger was not pleased.

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

I believe Tigers have the narrowest pitch in the league.

Tigers have the shortest pitch. That's why they didn't get to host any of the 2015 world cup matches. In fact the laws were sharpened ahead of the last world cup to make sure that a pitch so short couldn't (again) be used for world cup matches. Tigger was not pleased.

I've said it before but a possible solution is to set a weight limit per team. This could be set differently for each tier/standard if necessary/appropriate. This would reduce the incentive to constantly "bulk up" and reduce the severity of hits across the board. The game might revert back to one suitable for all shapes and sizes.

Tigers stretched their pitch last season - that was why they had a bald in goal for most of the season as the grass failed to take on the new section.

The law sets out a maximum - 100m between posts +2x22m in-goal x 70m.
It never used to set a minimum - just a requirement to set out as close as possible.
The latest revision, gives a minimum of 94m + 2x6m x 68m for internationals - with 5m round the edge.

Premiership regulations may set a minimum.
Given they set out a minimum distance between urinals - I would hope they cover the size of the ground.

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

That was me...

Aha, well I sit in front of you then. I'd better be careful what I post from now on!

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

That was me...

We had the narrowest pitch in the world a few years ago against Sale. Scared of Hanley and Cueto. How embarrassing did that turn out to be!

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

That was me...

We had the narrowest pitch in the world a few years ago against Sale. Scared of Hanley and Cueto. How embarrassing did that turn out to be!

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

That was me...

We had the narrowest pitch in the world a few years ago against Sale. Scared of Hanley and Cueto. How embarrassing did that turn out to be!

Is that when they put about 40 points on us? Not our greatest hour

Yes, and I believe both of them, at least once each, came inside and ran straight through our defence down the middle of the pitch to score.

T-BoneSomeone near me was saying we have one of the narrowest pitches in the league. Seems a bit odd given we are supposedly a team who loves to chuck the ball around and they could definitely use some of the space in front of the east stand

That was me...

We had the narrowest pitch in the world a few years ago against Sale. Scared of Hanley and Cueto. How embarrassing did that turn out to be!

Is that when they put about 40 points on us? Not our greatest hour

Yes, and I believe both of them, at least once each, came inside and ran straight through our defence down the middle of the pitch to score.

We probably had Rob Jewell on the wing chasing shadows all day. I brought a party of under tens to watch my beloved Quins and had to then explain, wearing my coach's hat, why we got tonked. Did Jason Robinson not carve us up as well?

Would it not be wise to give everyone time off to fully recover? Of course it may well be non-contact training.

Haskell saying some interesting stuff this week (no, really) about how he reckons the data collected from games and training isn't used very well, and that some coaches just carry on with the regular training sessions because they think they have to, and are scared of being the first to stop, not necessarily because they are gaining much from them.

I seem to recall that Sarries have a pretty light training load during the week.

Perhaps they could hook the players up to electric shock things, make them re-watch the matches, and for every brainless penalty they gave away, give them a zap.

T-BoneWould it not be wise to give everyone time off to fully recover? Of course it may well be non-contact training.
Haskell saying some interesting stuff this week (no, really) about how he reckons the data collected from games and training isn't used very well, and that some coaches just carry on with the regular training sessions because they think they have to, and are scared of being the first to stop, not necessarily because they are gaining much from them.

I seem to recall that Sarries have a pretty light training load during the week.

Perhaps they could hook the players up to electric shock things, make them re-watch the matches, and for every brainless penalty they gave away, give them a zap.

T-BoneWould it not be wise to give everyone time off to fully recover? Of course it may well be non-contact training.
Haskell saying some interesting stuff this week (no, really) about how he reckons the data collected from games and training isn't used very well, and that some coaches just carry on with the regular training sessions because they think they have to, and are scared of being the first to stop, not necessarily because they are gaining much from them.

I seem to recall that Sarries have a pretty light training load during the week.

Perhaps they could hook the players up to electric shock things, make them re-watch the matches, and for every brainless penalty they gave away, give them a zap.

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